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by Krista | March 8, 2012 · 10:07 pm

Style my jeans: weekends

Style my jeans: weekends by kristaswan featuring a cashmere wrap cardigan

CALYPSO ST BARTH cashmere wrap cardigan
$159 – calypsostbarth.com

Levi Strauss & Co slim straight leg jeans
$40 – levi.com

Ambrym Island Curvy Plus Top
$27 – shopruche.com

GUESS by Marciano leather high heels
$178 – marciano.com

I was terrified of looking like a boy when I was little. I understand now why my mom cut my hair short. It was down to my tushie when I was three, so she braided it and lopped the braids off. I refused to wear pants or shorts without a skirt over them for quite a while after that.

I’m sure I never looked like a boy, but I was unreasonably afraid.

Mom cut my hair short again in 3rd grade, I wore scarves around my neck to look more feminine. My grandma had given me a cute pack of 6 little neck scarves, and I wore one every day for most of 3rd grade.

I was remembering The Scarf Situation with my mom, and she apologized for cutting my hair short.

But you know what? She did what she had to do! I am cutting Anna’s hair today, dangit, because I’m so tired of the daily cry-fest every morning when I try to comb her hair.

I LOOOVE her hair. It’s so pretty and golden brown and wavy and gorgeous. But I just can’t deal any more. And, she can always grow it back.

Such a pretty girl!

We are looking at hairstyles online, and we found these that struck Anna’s fancy:

Anna calls this, "Wormy Hair"

We think this is cute, but still: too much combing!

We think this might work! Anna declares it, "Perfect!" and it's short enough that it won't be World War Hair every morning before school.

I couldn’t find any tapered bobs on kids pictures! Ultimately, I’ll trust David Scott‘s advice on the matter. David is a co-owner of The National Beauty. Not only does he cut and style several celebrities and trains stylists nation-wide, but he cuts and styles MY hair! I’m such a lucky girl. We’ll see what he has to say about Anna’s ~~rat’s nest~~ style options.

What do you think? Is Keira Knightly’s bob too sophisticated for an almost-six-year-old?

~Krista

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by Krista | September 20, 2011 · 11:16 pm

Seen at the Playground: MomStyle {Wordless Wednesday}

Work it, Mamas!

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by Krista | July 17, 2011 · 9:11 am

“Friendship” bracelets… without the Friendship

I just got an email from Polyvore claiming: “Style report: Friendship Bracelets!”

I don’t understand the idea of buying friendship bracelets. I thought the whole point was making them and trading them with your friends… but what do I know? Up until a few weeks ago (when my 14 year old friend Yashi and I made and traded friendship bracelets with each other) I hadn’t made or worn a friendship bracelet since the late 80s.

I like the idea of using these designs as inspiration to make them for friends, otherwise, they’re not friendship bracelets unless you buy them for your friend. The only thing these all seem to have in common is the presence of a ribbon or tie. That said, I think some of these are kinda cute. Maybe Yashi will make more for me…